Sarah Diamond, 1770. #SA000138

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Sarah Diamond, 1770

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000138
Maker:	Sarah Diamond
Maker Birthplace:	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Year Made:	1770
Decade Made:	1770-1779
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	3656
Object Credit:	Gift of Lydia Cogswell McKown
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

15.20 H x 7.37 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

17.20 H x 9.75 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Sarah Diamond
1770

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human figure

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Long and short, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical: 27
Horizontal: 25

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Birth Location:	City: Boston County: Suffolk State Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Death Date:	Colonial Albany Social History Project.
Death Location:	Colonial Albany Social History Project.
Religion:	Colonial Albany Social History Project.
Parents:	bible record	bible record	Bible record
	bible record	bible record	cemetery records
Marriages:
	Spouse: Bible records	Birth: Bible record, Colonial Albany Social History Project.	Death: Colonial Albany Social History Project, Ancestry.com family tree
	Date: Ancestry.com family tree	Place: Ancestry.com family tree

Children:

John Johnston	Birth:	Death:
Hannah Johnston	Birth: Sep. 29, 1781	Death:
Thomas Smith Johnston	Birth: Nov. 29, 1783	Death:
Sarah Johnston	Birth: Feb. 27, 1786	Death:
Elizabeth Johnston	Birth: Nov. 27, 1788	Death:
Thomas D. Johnston	Birth: May 21, 1791	Death:
John F Johnston	Birth: Aug. 8, 1794	Death:
John W. Johnston	Birth: Jun. 9, 1797	Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Lydia Cogswell McKown Relation to maker: great, great granddaughter
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2005 Actions: Other actions: Stabilized and remounted for reframing
Exhibitions:	Title: Crafting a Nation Host: Washington Antiques Show Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Jan. 5, 1987 – Jan. 12, 1987 Title: Women's History Host: Office of the Historian General, DAR. Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 8, 1992- Oct. 19, 1992 Title: Youth is the Time for Progress: The Importance of American Schoolgirl Art, 1780-1860 Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Dec. 5, 1997 – May 4, 1998 Title: By, For, and Of the People: Folk Art and Americana at the DAR Museum Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 7, 2011 – Sep. 2, 2012
Literature:	Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: By, For, and Of the People: Folk Art and Americana at the DAR Museum Publication/Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Date: 2012 Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: Youth is the Time for Progress: The Importance Of American Schoolgirl Art, 1780-1860 Publication/Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Date: 1998 Author(s): Gloria Seaman Allen Title: Young Misses Often Mark Their Names With Care: Regional Samplers from the DAR Museum Publication/Publisher: Washington Antiques Show Catalog Date: 1987 Author(s): Elizabeth Donaghy Garrett Title: American Samplers and Needlework Pictures in the DAR Museum, Part I: 1739-1806 Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, pp. 356-364 Date: Feb. 1974 Author(s): Gladys Hunkins Webster Title: Behold This Early Sampler Publication/Publisher: American Collector Magazine Date: May 1947

Object Details